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To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.

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  1. v. t. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.
  2. v. t. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass.
  3. v. i. To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics.
  4. v. distinguish oneself
  5. 1. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense. Excelling others, these were great; Thou, greater still, must these excel. Prior. I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. Eccl. ii. 13. 2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass. She opened; but to shut Excelled her power; the gates wide open stood. Milton. To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. Gen. xlix. 4. Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel. Pope.
  6. To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, oracquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel inmathematics, or classics.Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. Gen. xlix. 4.Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel. Pope.
  7. v:100 v. distinguish oneself